Self-Paced Learning
CTSI’s self-paced learning programs give you flexible, on-demand opportunities to build your teaching practice. Whether you’re new to U of T or refining your approach, these concise, evidence-informed programs offer strategies to support inclusive, engaging, and effective learning experiences.
Current Self-Paced Offerings
Course Design Foundations (CDF)
Develop or redesign your course with confidence. This self-paced learning program guides you through key decisions about outcomes, assessments, teaching strategies, and course structure using inclusive, UDL-informed principles.
Syllabus Design Foundations (SDF)
Create a clear, usable, and inclusive syllabus aligned with U of T expectations. This self-paced learning program offers templates, examples, and practical guidance to strengthen structure, tone, and accessibility.
Quercus Home Page Foundations (QHPF)
Active Learning Design Foundations (ALDF)
Explore strategies for designing flexible and engaging active learning experiences. This self-paced learning program offers concise guidance, examples, and tools to support active learning across contexts.
About These Programs
These programss were collaboratively developed with contributions from faculty and staff across the University of Toronto. Contributors include members from the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, Faculty of Arts & Science, Faculty of Information, Faculty of Music, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto Libraries, University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), and University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC), among others.
Support and Related Opportunities
To explore additional teaching support, visit our Workshops & Programs page or the Teaching and Learning Calendar for upcoming events, live sessions, and cohort-based programs. You can also browse a selection of past online workshops.
For questions, please contact us at ctsi.teaching@utoronto.ca.